Transporting and guiding means



.Julie "29, 119347 iProduits `Chimiques de lng means" and refers jmoreparticularlj to rollers f used for the transportation, guidingand/orl'drawing ofhot; articlesfshch as ""sheetsfof 'glassirnm o o diatelyf after@` these sheets were' dislw'zn',` rolled `or flattened byany of the vgenerally used methods.

`contact between the hotii `glass Sandi `the *metalli axle., n

out" rather i @quickly` and irregularly;` after they` l `havei been `infuse for somefjtimej whereby `the o outerlqcylindrical1 lsurfaces `of `the a"sbests `fdiscs loseftheireoriginal form; Sincetl'iel sheets of" fglass `Whichfare'transported by theflrollersiare" oftenj soft orynot" completely 1solidiiied," 3 the ir-f the `surfaces of the` glass sheets; i

discs of'asbestos lor fofPotherhe'at-flnsulating ma.-` i

n outei'surface or"` peripherythan intheii'` part close t tothe axle or central support. "f

f pressiblematerial having a resistance tomechanjical stressesf which inc'refiises` withfan increase l in` compression-xl In the roller of the knovvn type,` we havefound bylekperiinents that'the pressure exi l the, rollerfinl` orderlzhto "have theasbefstos discs 45"tighten`ed together,` is not. regularly, transmitted `to the ,lwholeline of` discs. u Onlthe one hand,v atf l, {ithe periphery the discsv may not `i be sufciently l pressedthoughthe total ipressureexertedat,the i end of the roller has agreat valued On the other 50 hand, the centrall part of each disc.;` under the actionofthe tightening pressure applied to it, tendswto expand and, to be pressed against `the 1 centraljsupport orfaxlef"diiringwthe course o! the n tightening f in `majnuiacturin` the roller, a frlc- A i tion occurs ,between disc and` the support i Strand, lParls, France,`

which formsthe axle of the rollerandvvhich car-"f` are used` for? the `purposeioif Vpreventing a direct o Experience-has `shown thatsuch "rollers `wear o regular, shape ofjthese discs may oausethe foriifia-` o o Figure 12 "sho tensive usenforlia "considerable period `of "time` l comprising af` `central' support `or aide] carrying l,

35` terial. which are more strongly tightened at their As` is iknownlin" the art, Mashestosfis a;

ertedon theasbestos `clliscslat theend oifends of o o UNI-'rr-:DSTATESPATENioFFicia-Y s o o s assignorsjitoqsuciete AnonymeA des Manufactures ydes Glaces `&i

on` `prevents thelfcomplete itransrnis sion of thetightening pressureresultii'iglinto` an h i unevenl `1 ;iistihutionl,of f thefcompression of` `the* s, 1 asbestos along the whole length of itheroller` and" h consequently/jin an unevenresistance toiwear;

o o o o o h "3 o In the rollers `rnanufactui``ed acoording-lto the n Rollersiused forthe' transportationxofhot sheets l present "invention, thelfouter surface l which hasA to resist to thewear; receivesltheJgreateropart f if not" entirelir1 avoided, lessen i Th `invention;Civiliappear"incre clearlv "from" the "foiio'wing ldetaineddescriptionwiierrtakeii in o o connection `orithl the` accompanying drawings showing `"difierento embodiments ofthe inventive idea, before presselgu raiivings:` n

V o In the `rdance with "the principles of l the present in`v'en`tini t i We l, i p

`f"j`in longitudinal` section a` part of another rolle" n Figure 3 shows in 'o ngitudinal section invention. o h, n N

:s Fig. 4 is alsoalohgitudinalsecton of a part of l infventionif` n a somewhat different construction.

the roller shown inlFigur `1` of ,thedrawings` the asbestos discs I0 are of theluordinary known type and other `1 discs `or collars Il are; placed at predetermined intervals,1v betweeii`1` the discs il).4 l ,Y The discs `I`I9`havethelsame outer` diameter as the asbestosjfdiscs l I0 but halvelva` greateriinnem diametenh `OizheradiscsI2 `having anouter di-Q t `ameter which is` 4equal to the inner diameterwof 1* i thefheat-insulating `discs are co'xns `Figiuf'e 111s partly a side` View of*` and partly: .a f longitudinal section through a roller construct` edin aoco o the prlnciplesQofthezpresent invention. o o n apart n of "a third of roller vaccording `toj `the present `a fourth `typefofi roller according` to` the; present the discs llareplaced within these discs inthe i space` comprised between the `discs "Il and ithefz* i central; Support oraxle I3; the discs I2 `haveifl before o being h compressed, the same thickness `as*` the surrounding discs `I Iybut discssll and 1` l2 are made offdiirerent substances, the outer discs il being of a less compressible material than kthe innerdiscs I2.` With the roller thus l. realized,

the axleoitheroller, which may alter themtransi l mission of` "the entire 'tighteningooinessiire,` arep` d l for `their greatest@ yrespondingdiscs II.

ber of the elements comprising an outer disc II `of themetallic disc and fare '.much lessened to thenext asbestos disc.

Inftherollershown in Figure 2, the ordinary discs Ilv have aunii'orin thickness as in the roller Vtonces from each other.

y y and an inner disc I2, it may be possible to have the asbestos discs I much less compressed at their central part close to the axle I3 than at their outer part,v so that 'the resistance of asbestes material is maximum at the peripheryoi the roller which is submitted to wear; moreover the asbestos discs'being loss compressed close :to i.

theaxledo not rub upon this axle -and consequentlythe tightening pressure is entirely transmitted on the whole lengthoi the roller."

above' the I I may be ormetal or hard refractory material and the discs I 2 may be of asbestos, `laid. asbestos discs 'Ilhaving not only the property of ybeing more compressible lthan metallic discs" *but also o'f rbeing asheat ,insulating materialinterposed between' the metallic discs I I ,"and the axle Il.' Moreovesuch metallic discs I I have the vadvantage ci' insuring a; regular transmilsionoi' the pressuresy between the asbestos `which ar'adjacent to them. The local va-` iriation's of' pressure itransi'nitted ,tothe metallic disc due to the-irregularities in the textureof the vadJacen't'asbestos disc are on account oi.' the rigid# a greater sur1'ia .c e.v

ity or the metal, distributed on thus transmitted oty Figure l. Elements composed of two concentric discs'Iland` I6 are interposed between said ordinary asbestos discs IIIrat predetermineddis- Both yconcentric ldiscsV Ilan'd VI lare made of the same'materialand have diieren't thicknesses, that of the outer one Il being greater thanthat-oi theinner one I8.

The action of the element constituted by the two of the `ele lnent shownin Figure linsuch a manner that the greater part oi' the pressure is supported by the outer part oi' the asbestos discs.

According to' thepresent invention, it is evi- .dent thatin ordertoha've'gthe same result, the inner disci! or I6 maybe whollysuppressed. It isalso possible,` instead-of interposing elements composed of `two concentric discs, to interynose elements constituted by three, four kcentric discs, the thicknessoi' these discs decreasconthe periphery o! the roller rto the' axle. In`the roller shown in diameter'I as` the ordinaryV discs III,l but theirthlcknessi is decreased from'the peripheryV` of the rollerV toward the axle.

interposed vdiscs mayr vary according to the nature or the articlesy to be `displaced in contact vwith Vthe rollers; thus itlmay'be otinterestjfor examplev in the 'manuiacture'ofwindow'glass by 'drawing a a'bath ci' molten glass, to providev rollers having their outer surface made of asbestos.

entirely I0. In case inner "trai part. concentric discs I and Il isthe same Vas that Figure3 the interposedVV discs "have the same outer diameterfand inner Thus the discs Il, Il and ITwould Ubemadeofasbestosasthediscs their thickness decreasing from the'peripheiy toward the axle in a continuous manner or by steps.

In Figure 5, the asbestos discs I0 are all of the ordinary known type, with a uniform thickness,

. but the tightening members I9 placed at both ends hood ofthe axle. These tightening members I9 may'also be applied with rollers constituted as `shown in Figures 1 to 4.

The word "asbestos" vhas always been usedA hereinabove to designate the material constituting a certainy number of the discs, but thepresent invention refers also to rollers constituted by discs 'For the realization ci the roller described herein shown in Fig. 5,.

Figure l shows concentricdiscs I`5a and Ita which are made `of the same, material asv the discs I and which are compressed bya tightening member I9b similar iny fornito those shown in` Fig. 5.

' vFigure 8 illustrates the .use of tightening members llac in connectionv with thev construction shown in Fig. 3 of the drawings. f f

yWhat is claimed is:

1. A ymethod for the manufacture of a roller constituted by a support and a plurality of discs made of a compressible heat-resisting material, carried by said support, which comprises placing ythe discs upon the support and then compressing.

the outer part of the discs morethan their cen- 2. A method for the` manufacture of a roller j constituted by a support and a plurality Lo1' discs made of a compressible heat-resisting material carried by said support, which comprises placing the discs upon the support and interposing other discs between the mst-mentioned discs o1' such material, shape and dimensions that, when the .discs are put under compression, the outer part vofthe first-mentioned discs is morecompressed than theircentral part, and then compressing all of said discs. y

3. Amethodfor the manufacture of ,a rollery constituted by a support and a plurality of discs Wmade of a compressible heat resisting material f carried by said support, which comprises placing said discs upon the support and interposing other discs ofthe In the ditl'erent farmaci-realization hereinf abovedescribed, ythe "material constituting the made of a compressible heat-resisting material carried by said support, which comprises placing said discs upon thesupport and interposing discs of a less compressible material and of such' shape and dimensionsl that. when the discs are put under compression, the outer part oi the discs is `then `compressing all` of said discs.

@made of acompressible heat-resisting material i `carried by said support, whichcomprises placing said discs upon the support and interposing discs ery to ltheaxlein such a manner that, when the discs `are put under compression, the outer part part, and thencompressing all of said discs.` i

ordinary discs made of a compressible heat-resisting material andhaving a uniform thickness, `carried by said support, elements comprising two l `concentric discs interposed between saidordinary thickness, the outer one `being less compressible than theinner one "and having the same` outer `diameter as the ordinary" discs, the other having the outer disc, and meahsfor compressing the fdiscs. i V e i i `7. `A roller` comprising a support, a plurality of i sisting materialand having a uniform thickness carried by said support, elements comprising two e ,i discs, both discs of such elementshaving the same `thickness, the outer one` being a metallic disc which has the same outer diameter as the or- Vwhich is` more compressiblethan said `outerinetallicdisc and whichihasits outer 'diameterequal "to the inner diameterof the metallic disc, and means for Acompressing `the discs. a 8; A roller comprising a support, a plurality of fordinary "discs made of"a compressible `heat-re-l "carried by said support, other discs interposed besame{outer` diameter fas said discs but having a` greater inner diameter, nd means for compressing thedisc's.` i

i 9; `Airollercomprising aflsupport,` a plurality of `ordinaryldiscs` Inadeof a compressible` heat-resisting material and having `a 1 uniformi thickness `concentric discsmade` oflthe same material, the "outer` onehaving, the samediameter as ordinary e `the thickness ofthe outer one being greater than f thatof the inner one,` and means for compressing `theiiiscs.` e e f U .i

` 10." ArollerI comprising a support, a plurality of `ordinaryr discs made of a compressible heat-resisting materialandehaving a uniformthickness discs,`th`e outer one having the same diameteras 65 said conrsentricY discs ldecreasing `from the outer e e e f 2,085,575" i u `more compressed,` than `their "central" part, and

Amethod forthe manufacture of a roller constituted by a support and a plurality of discs e `having agdecreasing thickness from their periph` ofthe dises` ismore compressed than their centrall 6. `A roller comprising asupport, 3J plurality 0f` u discs, both discs of such elements having the same an outer diameterequal t`o the inner diameter of` *ordinary discs made of a compressible ,heaters-e concentric discs interposed between said ordinaryg" fdinary discs, theother being a heat-resisting disc` sisting material and having a uniformlthickness tween `the first-,mentioned discs and `having the `carried bysaid support, elements comprising two` `discs and theother having its outer diameter equal to `the innerdiameter of the surrounding disc,

the mst-mentioned discs andthe thickness of i one to the inner one, and means for compressing the discs.

11. A roller comprising a support, a. plurality of ordinary discs made of a compressible heat-resisting material and having a `uniform thickness carried by said support, discsinterposed between the mst-mentioned discs having the same outer and innerwdiameters" as the first-mentioned discs buthaving; a thickness which decreases from the pressing the discs. i

' peripherytoward the centenand means for com- 12e. A roller comprising a support, a plurality of ordinary `discs made" of acompressible heat-` resisting material and having a uniform thickness, carried bysaid support, elements compris` ing two concentric discs interposed between said ordinary discs,both discs of sucheelements having i outer diameter as the ordinary discs, the other having an outer diameter equal to the inner diam-` e eter of the outer disc, and tightening members at both endsrof the roller having such a shape as v to produce a greater pressure on the periphery than on the inner part of the discs.

V 13. A roller comprisingel support, a plurality of ordinary discs made of a compressible heat recarried by said support, elements comprising two concentric discs made of the same material. the

outer` one havingthe same diameter as ordinaryI i discs and the otherhavingwits outer'diameter equal tothe `inner `diameter of the `surrounding disc, the `thickness of uthe`outer one being greater than thatof the inner one, and tightening membersat both ends of the roller having such a sisting material and having a uniform `thickness shape as to produce a greater pressure on the periphery `than on the innerpart of the discs.

i 14.` A roller comprising a support, a plurality of ordinary discs made of a compressible heatresistingmaterial' and having a uniform thickness carriedby said support, elements comprising `a;

plurality of concentric discs made of" the same material interposed between the first-mentioned discs`,`the outer one having the same diameter inner .part of the discs. a i e 15. A roller comprising a support, a plurality sisting material" and having a uniform thickness `of ordinary discs made of a compressible heat-re-` the first-mentioned` discs having the same outer and innerdiameters as the iirst-mentioned discs but having athickness ,which decreases from the a periphery toward the` center, and tightening memi carried by said support,` elements'comprising a .pluralitypf concentriediscs made ofothefsame` material interposed between the 'first-,mentioned bers at both ends of the roller having such a shape as to producea greater pressure on the periphery a than on the inner part of the discs.

Louis DEsBoRnEs.

PIERRE BERTRAND. 

